Why do people purchase screen protectors?

[A MacBook lover]

I took a box cuter and put it to my screen, pressed down, and moved it and it doesn't scratch my screen. I think this is the best thing that could scratch a screen and it doesn't even do it.

 

[dukebound85]

ive had my screen scratch

all you need is a piece of sand or something that is harder (not necessarly sharp) to come into contact with the glass

 

[NoSmokingBandit]

Imo, its worth spending $15 just in case something might scratch it.

Also, wtfboxcutter?

 

[DaGreat01]

I took a box cuter and put it to my screen, pressed down, and moved it and it doesn't scratch my screen. I think this is the best thing that could scratch a screen and it doesn't even do it.

Hahaha yea i know! Thats why after all mine ran out i didnt get anymore. Its pretty annoying too when the corners lift up. And they dont work well with incase slide cases.

Im not sure but i think if you rub sand on it it will scratch it. But who's around sand and with iphone and is going to rub them anyways

 

[spillproof]

... to protect their screens. Strange things happen in pockets, bags, car floors, sliding across the rough cement. And for anti-glare.

 

[caitlin]

I personally love the look and feel of the anti glare screen protectors.

 

[DaGreat01]

I personally love the look and feel of the anti glare screen protectors.

Have you tried a slider case on it? Like the incase ones?

 

[woodekm]

Some protectors eliminate fingerprints and such (slime, grease etc).

The older iPhone glass used to look like an experiment slide after looking at the internet for two min.

 

[Rootus]

I use 3M paint protection film (aka Best Skins Ever, or Invisishield) on my iPhone, partly for scratch protection, but mostly for traction. Especially on my first gen phone, it was absolutely necessary. Plus, you can absolutely scratch the glass screen and if you keep the phone naked long enough, eventually you will.

 

[Opie]

I too have had my screen scratched. It is possible. Thats why I use one.

 

[poorboy8u]

I took a screwdriver and stabbed the crap out of a busted iphone and got nothin. The other day I look down and have a quarter inch scratch going across my screen from it being in my pocket. Who knows.

 

[DaGreat01]

I dont put anything in the same pocket as my iPhone lol.

 

[woodekm]

Karmas a bit$%

 

[ivtecDOu]

my screen got scratched from dropping it, after i went protectorless for about a month

 

[UWSpindoctor]

I personally love the look and feel of the anti glare screen protectors.

Same here. I also use an incase slider

 

[kkat69]

Karmas a bit$%

+1

 

[jarenado]

I dont put anything in the same pocket as my iPhone lol.

im the same way, i wonder how many other people are as paranoid about their phones

 

[Rat-Boy]

Have you tried a slider case on it? Like the incase ones?

I have an anti-glare screen protector and the incase slider.

No problems here, except the slider scratching my chrome.

 

[brbubba]

No major scratched but plenty of micro scratched on mine. I keep it in my pocket on its own and somehow it still gets those micro scratches.

 

[mcdj]

Have you tried a slider case on it? Like the incase ones?

I've had a Power Support antiglare and an Incase Slider on my 3G for an entire year. The screen protector never once got in the way of the case in any way or vice versa.

 

[JaisHTX]

I took a box cuter and put it to my screen, pressed down, and moved it and it doesn't scratch my screen. I think this is the best thing that could scratch a screen and it doesn't even do it.

Try some sand paper -- and please post pics afterward

 

[woodekm]

I just put a Power Support antiglare protector on my 3G S.

WOW. What an impressive add on for the iPhone.

The matte finish that eliminates fingerprints, IS AWSOME !!

Amazing.

 

[mgamber]

My phone hit the concrete and the glass shattered. Thanks to the screen protector, it continued to work and didn't tear up fingers, face or anything else until I could get it replaced. That's why I purchase them.

 

[RumMunkey]

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For me, it's less about protection and more about getting a matte screen instead of the glossy screen.

 

[daneoni]

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